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Serenity Vales, 7, smiles to her parents as makeup artist Jelen Gillis paints her face during the 19th annual Fest in the First, celebrating Gary's First District neighborhoods of Emerson, Aetna, Glen Ryan and Miller in this 2022 file photo. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Gary’s Fest in the First returns Saturday after being postponed

By Maya Wilkins

October 16, 2026 at 5:55 p.m.

The 23rd Fest in the First will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday...

In this Sept. 5, 1974, photo, columnist Philip Potempa’s older sister Pam, center in red, poses on her birthday with Potempa family collie Lady surrounded by party guests, left to right, Robin Shields, Jodi Scutchfield, Melanie McCoin and Julie Spenner. (Peggy Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Collies back as favorite family canine courtesy of oldest sister Carol

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By Philip Potempa

October 16, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

I’ve spent most of my life surrounded by the collies beloved by my family throughout...

Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley's 2024 Lincoln Navigator, with a sign promoting his campaign for reelection, on Aug. 15, 2026, in Michigan City, where police charged him with operating while intoxicated. (Michigan City Police Department)

Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley charged with misconduct

By Amy Lavalley

October 16, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed two misconduct charges against Porter Superior Court Judge...

“The Legend of Georgia McBride” by Matthew Lopez has its Northwest Indiana stage debut April 9-19 with the Footlight Players in Michigan City. (Photo courtesy of Footlight Players)

Of Notoriety: Daffy ‘Dyngus Day’ celebration with Easter train rides and more

By Philip Potempa

April 2, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary appoints new city controller

By Post-Tribune

April 2, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

The city of Gary hired Chenika Beck, a certified public accountant and Gary native, to...

Gary father gets 17 years in plea deals, including accidentally killing son

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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April 2, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

A Gary father was sentenced to 17 years in a plea deal for two cases,...

Indiana first lady Maureen Braun reads a book for children at the Gary Public Library in Gary, Indiana, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Braun’s visit was to promote the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Gary. The program is now funded for the entire state. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Goal reached to expand Imagination Library

By Carole Carlson

April 2, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides a free book to every child from birth to...

Mayor Josh Huddlestun gives his State of the City address at Hobart High School in Hobart, Indiana, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The address was the third for Huddlestun. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The skies are the limit’: Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun says city’s future is bright

By Deborah Laverty

April 2, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun forecasted a fabulous future for the city thanks largely to Amazon.

Volunteers Alexis Green, of Lowell, left, and Lacy Davis, of Cedar Lake, pick up trash during the habitat cleanup event at Gibson Woods Nature Preserve in Hammond, Indiana Wednesday April 1, 2026. Both women attend Ivy Tech Community College in Crown Point. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

DNR hosts cleanup at Lake County’s Gibson Woods preserve

By Maya Wilkins

April 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Volunteers, DNR staff and Lake County Parks and Recreation employees took a hike through Gibson...

Students from Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Valparaiso walk out of classes on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to protest the Trump administration. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Following their peers, Valparaiso middle schoolers protest ICE with walkout

By Doug Ross

April 1, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

About 20 Thomas Jefferson Middle School students walked out of class Wednesday afternoon, carrying signs...

Phoenix Assata LaFreniere as Dorothy and Elijah Ahmad Lewis as The Scarecrow are a dancing duo in the North American Tour of “The Wiz” playing at The James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago March 31 through Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)

Of Notoriety: Dance moves, as in Michael Jackson’s film role, still ‘Wiz’ stage magic

By Philip Potempa

April 1, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

When I interviewed Katherine Jackson in August 2013, we talked about Michael Jackson and his...

Court news: Sentence in shooting, charges after kids fall off of SUV

By Meredith Colias-Pete

April 2, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Lake County court news.

NIPSCO workers stabilize a burnt-out power pole before working on it near Michigan Avenue and I-90 in East Chicago on Monday, April 17, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

NIPSCO, union differ on contract, likely triggering lockout

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 1, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Northern Indiana Public Service Company presented its fourth last, best and final offer to United...